Combination toilet device



Dec. 3, 1957 P. ROSENFELD 2,315,032

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CQIVEINATION TOILET DEVICE Peter Rosenfeld, Wiener Neudorf, AustriaApplication April 10, 1957, Serial No. 652,022

4 Claims. (Cl. 132-121) This invention relates to a combination toiletdevice and has as its object to arrange and accommodate several toiletarticles in a suitable arrangement and design in a single device. Inaccordance therewith the invention relates to a toilet device comprisinga brush and a handle comb and resides essentially in that the back ofthe brush is formed as a sheath for receiving the comb and when thelatter is received in the sheath its handle forms at the same time ahandle of the brush. The back of the brush has desirably a recess foraccommodating a mirror or an ornamental or advertising panel or thelike.

A development of this device has the object of enlarging its field ofapplication while retaining its handy design and without substantialincrease in size or space requirement. In that embodiment the combhandle is formed as a container which is open at the free end to enablea lipstick to be inserted into the same, and the back of the brush haspreferably a cavity for accommodating and taking powder. Thus the devicewhich is provided with a comb, brush and mirror for hair grooming isalso enabled to accommodate a lipstick and, if desired, a powdercontainer in a simple and appropriate design. Because the diameters ofcommercially available lipsticks differ slightly from each other, by asmuch as about 4 mm, the container or a brush carried by it may beprovided on its inside wall with resilient projections such as tongues,ribs, bosses or the like for adapting the inside diameter of thecontainer to diiferent lipstick diameters. Thus only a single device isnecessary for different lipsticks and the user is enabled to use thelipstick to which she is accustomed. These resilient projectionsreliably grip the lipstick in the container bore, which is designed forlipsticks having the largest diameter. Tonguelike projections have theadditional advantage that they will apply themselves between thelipstick and the wall of the bore to prevent the lipstick from movingback and falling out of the container. In a preferred embodiment thebush is formed according to the invention as a flanged nipple providedwith resilient projections preferably in the form of radial tongues.This has the advantage that the flanged nipple will remain on the lipstick when the latter is being taken out of the container. Thereby thewear of the resilient holding means is reduced and the insertion andremoval of the lipstick into and out of the container is facilitatedbecause the nipple and bore have smooth walls.

According to the invention the device may be provided with a powdercontainer by constructing the cavity like a box having a hinged orremovable cover or by providing it with an insert in the form of apowder box or a slidable powder drawer.

Additional features of the invention will become apparent from thefollowing description with reference to the drawing, in whichembodiments of the invention are shown by way of example.

One embodiment of the combined device is shown Fig. 1 in a top planview, in

Fig. 2 in a side view, in

Fig. 3 in a rear face view, in

Fig. 4 in a view from the brush end, and in Fig. 5 in an elevationviewed from the handle end.

Fig. 6 is a rear face view of the brush portion,

Fig. 7 an end view taken in the direction of the arrow in Fig. 6.

Figs. 8 and 9, respectively, are a front view and a side view of thecomb portion.

Fig. 10 is a sectional view taken on line X-X of Fig. 11 and Fig. 11 isa top plan view of the device shown in Fig. 10.

Fig. 12 is an elevation of the device of Fig. 10, viewed from the rightside thereof.

Fig. 13 is a sectional view taken on line XIII-XIII of Fig. 10.

Fig. 14 is a front view of a modified embodiment,

Figs. 15, 16; 17, 18; and 19, 20, respectively, are sectional and bottomplan views showing various forms of flanged nipples.

Figs. 21 and 22 are a longitudinal sectional view and an end view,respectively, of an additional embodiment of the handle end.

The comb part of the device (Figs. 8, 9) comprises the 1 comb portion 11carrying the teeth 12 and the handle portion 13 which passes over at theshoulder 14 into the comb portion. The brush part (Figs. 6, 7) consistsof an approximately rectangular plate having a sheathlike recess 17 foraccommodating the comb part 11. The front face of the plate is set withbristles 18, which project substantially at right angles from the plate.The back 21 of the plate may be closed or formed with a recess 19, inwhich an insert such as a mirror 29 or a decorative or advertising panelor the like may be slidably received or may be afiixed in anothermanner. In the embodiment shown the back 21 forms a frame and isprovided at its longitudinal sides with ribs for guiding the mirror orthe like. The recess 19 and the mirror 29 or the like may be covered bya transparent foil 28 or the like, which is indicated with dash lines inFig. 1.

As is apparent from Figs. 1 to 5 the comb portion 11 carrying the combteeth of the comb 11 is inserted in the sheath 17 of the brush with theshoulder 14 abutting the part 15. Thus a combination brush and combhaving the handle 13 is formed. When a mirror 29 has been inserted thehandle 13 serves at the same time as a handle for the mirror. If onlythe comb is to be used the brush 13 is removed and be used separately.When the brush is pushed on the comb it forms also a protective sheathfor the comb teeth 12.

In the embodiment shown in Figs. 10-14 the comb 31 having teeth 32 isslidably received in a slot 33 formed in the back 31 of the brush. Thecomb handle 34 is formed with a bore 35 for the lipstick 36, which isstruck in a flanged nipple 37 inserted in the open end of the bore. Thenipple has tongues 39, which extend between the lipstick and the nipplewall 38 and provide a form grip for lipsticks of diiferent diameters, ashas been described. As is shown in Figs. 15, 16 the tongues 39 areformed by a membrane which covers the nipple opening and is cut throughseveral times. The membrane may also be annular so that the tongues havethe shape of segments rather than sectors. The tongues may also beformed and arranged in other ways. It is possible to provide resilientbosses 44 (Figs. 17, 18) or longitudinal ribs 45 (Figs. 19, 20). It isobvious that these tongues, bosses, ribs or the like may also be formedor provided directly on the inside wall of the container or bore 35 andcan be compressed by the lipstick owing to the elasticity of the plasticmaterial forming the handle, which is made, e. g., by injection molding.As is shown in Figs. 21 and Patented Dec. 3, 1957 3 22 the handle end isformed with a beaded rim 46, on which a cap 47 is applied which isformed with diametrically inwardly extending lugs 48 or the like.

To provide a powder container the back of the brush may be formed with aprismatic cavity 40, in which a drawer 41 for powder is slidablyreceived as is shown in Figs. and 13. The cavity is suitably open at thefree end face of the back of the brush so that the powder can be takenwhen the comb is inserted.

The back of the brush is provided at its top face with a mirror 42 orthe like, which is embraced by edge beads 43 of framelike configuration.

According to Fig. 14 the cavity 40 is formed as a pow der containeritself, the back of the brush having a cover hinged at 50. The covercould also be arranged to be stuck on the back of the brush.

It is suitable to make the device according to the invention fromplastic material, the brush and the comb being made each for itself asan integral part. It is obvious that the construction may be modifiedwithin the scope of the claims. For instance, the mirror 29 or panel maybe omitted or may be replaced by a second set of bristles. In theembodiment with the lipstick it is possible to provide flanged nipplesof different size or wall thickness to adapt the handle bore todifferent lipstick diameters. Alternatively the flanged nipple 37 or thecap 47 may be omitted, the lipstick being directly inserted into thebore 35 or a corresponding recess in the comb handle.

The cavity 40 for the powder may be oval or circular for accommodatinground powder inserts.

The cavity for the powder may be open on the rear side of the brush andarranged to be closed by a hinged or slide cover, which may consist ofor be provided with a mirror. In the case of a slide cover the mirrorneed to be provided only on the outside of the cover, whereas in thecase of a hinged cover it may be provided on the inside and outside ofthe cover.

I claim:

1. A toilet article comprising a combination; a comb member including atoothed portion and a longitudinally, rearwardly extending, toothlesshandle portion; a sheath of substantially rectangular configurationremovably engaging and enveloping said comb toothed portion leaving saidhandle portion exposed and said sheath including opposite fiatlongitudinally extending walls, one of said walls being provided withoutwardly projecting bristles defining a brush head with said sheath,said comb handle defining the sole handle for said brush.

2. A toilet article in accordance with claim 1, wherein a peripheralshoulder separates said toothed comb portion and said handle portion andclosely confronts the peripheral edge of the entrance opening of saidsheath.

3. A toilet article in accordance with claim 1, wherein said bristlesand said sheath are integrally formed.

4. A toilet article in accordance with claim 1, wherein said handle hasa longitudinally extending cavity formed therein, the wall of saidcavity being provided with inwardly directed resilient projections.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS823,464 Eggers June 12, 1906 1,047,868 Williams Dec. 17, 1912 2,645,804Gantz et a1. July 21, 1952

